Silver medallist Mohamed Elzayat is set to go to hospital after being stretchered off twice on what was a memorable day for taekwondo as the first two Paralympic champions in the sport were crowned here in Tokyo.

The United States' Morgan Stickney pulled off a fantastic last leg in the 4x100 metres women's medley relay - 34 points race to win gold to round off the evening of swimming at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Aquatics Centre.

Iran's Zahra Nemati won her third individual recurve gold medal at her third consecutive Games, with a 6-5 victory over Italian Vincenza Petrilli at the Yumenoshima Final Field at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics here.

China was dominant today at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, winning all five team gold medals on offer here at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Iran’s Hashemiyeh Motaghian Moavi has said she is now looking forward to next year’s Asian Para Games in Hangzhou in China after winning gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in the women’s F56 javelin.

Huang Xing of China bounced back from the depths of despair to produce a record-breaking performance to retain the mixed 25 metres pistol SH1 title at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games here.

Dame Sarah Storey has become Britain’s most successful Paralympic athlete of all time after winning her 17th gold medal in today’s women’s C4-5 road race at the Fuji International Speedway.

Tokyo 2020 spokesperson Masa Takaya has announced plans to refund tickets for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, as the COVID-19 pandemic caused spectators to be banned from the Games.

Belgian wheelchair tennis player Joachim Gérard has been hospitalised after feeling faint in the Paralympic Village, with suspected cardiac issues.

The Netherlands’ Sam Schröder and Niels Vink clinched the first wheelchair tennis gold medal of Tokyo 2020 with an impressive straight sets win against the defending champions Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson of Australia in the quad doubles final.

The individual boccia finals were held at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games today, with the gold medals heading to four different countries.

Azerbaijan’s Vali Israfilov has credited American rap star Nicki Minaj for helping him to win his first Paralympic gold after he stunned five-times champion Oleksii Fedyna of Ukraine at Tokyo 2020.